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WRAPPING-MACHINE.

Application led August C?, 1911. Serial No. 642,685.

To all whom it may concern." I

Be it known that we, WILLIAM B. Pinnen and FRANK M. Pinnen, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of Chicago,

5 in the county of Cook and State of lllinois,

have invented certainnew and useful lmprovements in 1ltlrapping-ll/iachinesg and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,

l@ reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numbers of reference marked thereon, which forni a part of this specication.

Commodities of various kinds, such as i5 coils of wire or of rope, vehicle tires and many other devices and commoditiesare constructed, or are put up for sale in annular packages, and these, if wrapped at all to afford a protective covering, have here 2o tofore usually been wrapped by hand, a

tedious and necessarily slow operation entailing considerable expense, and usually so applied as to ailord an insufficient protection from injury during shipment or storage., 25 Machines have rarely been used with suc- \cess for the purpose of wrapping such bodies, owing to the delay occasioned in inserting into the machine, and removing from the inachiiie'the body to bev wrapped, and

so also owing to the diiliculty found in pass ing the wrapping material through the eye of the coil or annular package and around the same at a suiiiciently high rate of speed to afford an economy over hand wrapping. Furthermore, although the wrapping may be applied spirally and sufficiently close to adhere under ordinary conditions to the body wrapped, it has been found that the rough usage received by the package during eo shipment frequently results in tearing or breaking the wrapping, whereupon the entire coil becomes unwound and the contents of the package exposed to injury.

The object of this invention is to afford band of wrapping material, for example,

paper, spirally about the body to be wrapped and to secure the successive turns of the wrapping material iirmly in place to 5o prevent the release or unwinding of the wrapping, should it be torn at any point.

is also an obejct of the invention to afford a machine adapted to operate at eX- ceedingly high speed, and in which the bal- 55 ance of the shuttle is maintained substan- /lo a wrapping machine adapted to wind a' tially uniformly during the wrapping operation and independently of the quantity of wrapping material in the shuttle.

lt is also an object of the invention to aiilord .a construction in which a package of wrapping material is inserted in folded form into an annular shuttle adapted to revolve around the portion of the body to be wrapped, and iii 'which the material as withdrawn from the shuttle, is relieved of the weight of the material in the shuttle'by centrifugal action.

llt is an object of the invention also to afford a construction in which a loosely supported annular shuttle is revolved at high speed around the portion of the lbody to oe wrapped, and to afford in connection therewith, means for opening and raising the shuttle to release the wrapped body, and

to afl-ord adjusting mechanism for the shuttle capable of operating only when the power is cut oft' from the machine.

lt is also an object of the invention to aiford adjusting mechanism for the shuttle in a machine such as described, which is normally locked out of action when the machine is in use, and which can only be brought into action by first cutting off the power, said construction also-necessitating the re- 'adjustment to operating positionbefore the shuttle. y

The invention involves numerous novel reatures oi construction and operation, a

Dover can again be applied to drive the Y preferred forni of which is hereinafter more fully described. and set forth and defined in the appended claims.

n the drawings: Figure l is a front elevation of a. device embodying my invention, showing the paits in normal operating position. lig. 2 is a similar view, showing the shuttle elevated and opened out of operative position. 3 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of the opposite side of the machine, showing the same broken away and partly in vertical section.

vFig. 5 is a top plan view with parts omitted,

and with the upper center frame removed. Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken through the shuttle and showing the wrapping inaterial in elevation. Fig.. 7 is a top plan view of the shuttle. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail section taken through the clutchl for the driving pulley.- Fig. 9 is a face view of the clutcli'and driving pulley, showing Patented @et 26, lettini.,

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Fig. llvisa .view in'elevation taken inthe direction-o'f-ithe arrow 11, shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12. is =`1an enlargeddetail View of the latch 'for @losing the outer wall of the shuttle. Fig.ff13 is-an' 4enlarged section taken on o `"sectionalf-detail taken on -line`14-14 of Fig. l illustrating-the construction and mounting of thefolding'device within the shuttle. Fig. 15 -is an enlarged elevationtaken on line 15-15v of Fig. 10 showing the opposite 15 side of the folding device from that shown in Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is a front end elevation the` shuttle, showing the tension adjusting mechanism in elevation. Fig. 18 is a sec- 20 tion on line 18-18 of Fig. 10, taken longitudinally of .thetensionadjusting mechanism and showing. the adjusting bolt andweb member in elevation. Fig. 19 isa section taken on line 19-19`of Fig. 18. Fig.

20 is an enlarged fragmentary detail of the -adjusting mechanism for the shuttle. Fig. 21 is a seeti'onon line 21-21 of Fig.. 20.

\ Fig. 22.is a section on line 22-22 of Fig.

21. Fig. 23 is a section on line 23-23 of Fig. 22. Fig. 24 is an enlarged fragmen- .tary section and detail of the wire bobbin and tension'therefor. Fig. 25 is an enlarged end elevation of the spindle for the .wire bobbin, showing the bolt therefor in section.

3'5.Fig. 26 isan enlarged fragmentary detail illustrating the mounting of the binding strip o1' tape upon the machine. Fig. 27 is a'top plan view thereof. Fig. 28 is a fragmentary front elevation, showing the `'cutter 40 for the binding tape. Fig. 29 is a section on line 29-29 of Fig. 26, with the moistening roll and shaft in elevation. Fig. 30 is a section 0n line 30-30- of Fig. 29.

' A's shown in 'the drawings, anupright frame comprising side frame members 1 and 2, and connecting horizontal upper andv lower 'beams 3 and 4', are connected transversely eachA with the other near the base by beams 5, one at the front and one at the r'ear thereof. Said side framenicmbers at their front and rear. sides respectively extend upwardly above the transverse 'beams 3, to afford a relatively low front standard 6, and higher rear standards 7, one on each side the machine, 'and connecting said rear standards at their upper ends is anv upper bear 8, which arches upwardly at its middle. Secured on said top beam 8, at its middle, on each. side the center, are up- @0 wardly extending parallel standards 9, af-

fording a guide slot therebetween. Said standards may be integrally connected with the beam and with each other at the upper ends thereof, 'if preferred, as shown in Figs.

1and2.l

Rigidly secured on the lower transversebeams 4, and extending-across the machine, is a bar or beam 10, and supported thereon andextending upwardly therefrom are parallel cylindric guide bars 11, one on each side the machine, the upper ends of which,

as-shown, are rigidly secured upon a bracket 12, secured on the inner side of the respective frame members, and extending forwardly and inwardly therefrom. Slidably supported on said vertical guide bars 11, is a carriage, comprising side frame members 13, which are provided near the rear side thereof with outwardly extending upper and lower brackets 14' and 15, which are pro- .Mvided at their outer ends with `sleeves 16, thereof. Fig. 17 lis a transverse section of in vertical alinement, which receive said rollers or wheels 18 and 19, are extended beyond the side frame -members on one side thereof, and' are provided each with' a sprocket wheel 20 to receive a sprocket chain 21, about the same, whereby said rollers are driven simultaneously and at equal rate in the 'same direction. Mounted upon said side frame members for the carriage,

are forward and rear guide rollers 22 4and 23. Pivotally engaged on said carriage at the bottom of one of said side frame members, is a lever 24, which engages at one of its ends in any ofthe hooks or links 25, suspended at different heights upon-a vertical bar 26, provided therefor, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and which is rigidly supported upon the frame of the machine in any suitable manner. At the opposite side of the machine therefrom, is an upwardly extended screw shaft 27, which at its lower end is suitably supported on the frame and at its .upper -end is journaled in a bracket 28, se-

cured to the top of one of the front standards of the-machine, and at its upper end is provided with a crank 29, whereby the screw shaft may be rotated. A nut 30, is provided on said shaft and held from rotation thereon by means of a metallic strap or b'ar 81, which is secured at its upper end on said nut and at its lower end on the otherwise free end of the lever 24, so that rotation of the screw shaft serves to adjust the carriage upwardly or downwardly, dependent upon the direction'of rotation thereof, thus permitting accurate adjustment thereof as Cyl maaar/a to height. Quick adjustment of the carriage may, of course, be effected by engaging the other end of the lever 24, on' one or the other of the hooked links A driving shaft is journaled on t-hew front and rear standards of one of said side frame members provided with a driving pulley 33, which is secured thereon by means of a clutch hereinafter described. Said shaft is provided with a worm 3l, thereon, near the rear side of the machine, which meshes with a worm gear 35, secured on a vertical shaft 3G, on which isfeathered a bevel gear 37, which meshes with a bevel gear 38, secured on the end of the. shaft for the friction pulley 19, at the opposite end thereof from' and d0, which are substantially equal di-y ameter, and of which, as shown, the rear.

disl; comprises a plain inner supporting rim and an outer geared rim of substantially equal diameter, as shownin lFigs. 3, el, and Secured upon a shaft Lll, on the opposite side of the machine and parallel with the shaft'SQ, are corresponding idle guide and supporting disks 4:2 and 4:3. Said disks support thereon and therebetween the annular revoluble shuttle wherein is carried the wrapping material. Said shuttle comprises twosegment members articulated together and affording therein a compartment to re ceive the wrapping material, and comprises apertured side wall members 4G and si?, ticulated together at their meeting ends bj' means of a rivet d8, secured theretln'ough to afford a pintle. Said side walls are connected transversely by mea-ns of a web or plato 4.9 and 50, affording one end of `the carton compartment, andl also by means of transverse pins or rivets 5l, on diametrically opposite sides thereof, which hold the side walls of the shuttle spaced equal distances apart, and which also serve to secure there-v to the lower ialf 52, of 'the sheet metal outer peripheral wall. for the shuttle. firs shown the meeting ends of the shuttle provided with transverse end ich register against each other the shuttle is closed, and are pro- Mgistering apertures, through i. a spring pressed bolt 54, se-

of the shuttle segments.

wall the shuttle is hir, t to open wai-diy efroin to permit the insertion )ping material X, in the folded n Fig. ller this purpose, liti, is engaged on each of the is connected by means of ai rohiinatel y half the outer periph tilllpintle 56, with longer leaf sections 57 and 5&3. `is shown, the section 57, is provided wit'. a tongue 59, adapted to pass through a corresponding slot in the outer end of the plate 58, as shown in Figs. G and l2, and to rest upon a transverse bar 60, secured across said slot on the inner side said plate at the extremityv thereof.

il bolt (31,'is slidably engaged on the inner side of the .cover plate 5S, and at its outer end curved upwardly and outwardly to en gage over the tongue 59, on the plate 57. As shown, pulling springs 62, are secured on said bolt and on the rigidly secured transverse bar 60, and act to hold said bolt forwardly or in engaging position, and finger apertures are provided through both said cover plates 5'? and 5S, to permit the retraction of the bolt'to release said plates, the one from the other. Said shuttle is provided on its forward side wall with a'pem ripheral rimor flange G3, which tracks upon and between the guide disks 4U and Ll-d, as shown in `Figs. l to dinclusive, and on its rear side wall is provided with a corresponding flange or rim 64, to track on the corresponding plain portion of the guide disk 39 and the guide disk d2, and a geared rim 65, is secured on the outer side thereof to mesh with the geared portion. of said guide disk 39, whereby the shuttle is con tinuously driven from theA driving shaft 32.

'llhe shuttle segments are provided with inner periperal walls 6G and ils shown, parallel guide rollers 68, are provided near the l'iinge in the inner pe ripheral wall (37, of the shuttle near the hinged end of the inner walls and between which the paper or other wrapping .strip fed inwardly from the carton or pacha.

shown, a filler is provided to prevent a l portion of the. wrapping material fouling with the opening and closingof the shuttle by engaging between the hinged portions of the shuttle. ller this purpose, as shown, a transverse bar or plate 69, is secured continuously with the inner wall (Si, and in close relation with said guide rolls and cured thereon is a spring plate or bridge member T0, which extends within the other shuttle segment and hears on the inner all he, thereof, as shown Ain lfigs. il and lll, so that when the shuttle opens, shown in lfig. 2, the package of wrapping material within the shuttle is supported thereon at its middle.

lllithin a compartment or space provided therefor at the end of the shuttle segment from which the wrapping material is drawn, as shown in llig. il, is a tension device for the wrapping material, and a folding mechsecured.

l l t) transversely in the end of saidshuttleseg'- ment and free near the:y outer periphery off the segment, as-shownain Figs 17, 18 "a11d119 Pivotally engaged upon a`pintle72, ex tend ing-through the side walls ofthe segmeljs a lever4 73, the` outer. end' or that directed toward, and bea-ring against the freefend of the spring 71, having aroller 74, 'jonrnaled thereon. Secured on -th'ejinner end of saidlever 7 3, is an angularv sleeye l74?l into. whichjex'tends a -Wedge member, 75 comprising a nut threadedon a screw shaft76,

extending through the'side vwalls f the-secr:

tion, and provided with a head"'at one end shaped to be engaged by a suitable tool to rotate vsaid'scre-w t o adjust-"the Wedge inwardly or outwardly and thereby fswingthe outer end ofthe lever toward or;` from the"`- spring plate 71. AS shown, a leaf spring 77, is engaged-at its ends on said bolt :and

bears'at its middle portion against the inner toward the article to);A be Wrapped. Integrally connected therewith'r at one side thereof is a 'guide plate 80, loffsuflicientwidth at the receiving end thereof to v I 'eceive `the -paper therein at its Ifullhwidth, ,and tapering to its free extremity ,te afford a narrow restricted Vnozzle and turned at its free edge over the plate 78to bend or "fold the wrapping material thereover asfit is' drawn therethrough; Within a corresponding com# partment in the other shuttle segment, a`

wire spool or bobbin 81, is journaled land ad'- jacent thereto is a tension. roller 82, provided with a central groove thereonv about 4 which the wire may be turned one or more times to afford, the requisite tension before being applied to the article to be Wrapped. As shown, the spindle or shaft 83Yfor the -wire bobbin,v is relatively largeand is secured in place by means 'of a screw or bolt 84 which extends through said shaft and4 is threaded into the s ide wall of the segment.

, are locked Ain closed position,is pivotally AengagedI on a suitable pintle 86,extending As shown, a spring plate 85, is secured on the shaft of said screw or bolt and frictionally/engages the shaft 83, for said binder .to hold the same from rotation While the' bobbin is revolving thereon.

vThe bolt 54, whereby the shuttle segments through the shuttle segment and is normally held in engaging position by means of a spring 87, which bears on the free end or tail thereof, as shown-in Figs. 6 and 10; As

shown,'a serrated cutter 88, is provided at the end "of the shuttle segment, adjacent the folder, .inconvenient position to permit the j wrapping material to be pressed thereaganst to sever the -same when the' wrapping is completed.

Mechanism is provided for opening the `'shuttle to permit the`insertion or removal of the article'to be Wrapped, and for closing the same preliminary to wrapping, and for .this purpose suitable mechanism assisted by gravity,` is "utilized, and mechanism isv also provided to prevent the' opening of the shuttle until the power ,is` disconnected and to preventl the drive being applied to the yshuttle `until lthe shuttleis fully closed.v e

For .opening thefshuttle, toggle bars 89 (and 90, are mutually engaged upon a pivot bearing 91, to the upper or head beam 8, and pivotally engagedl at the upper end of .:eachare links 91 and 92, which are mutually pivotedat their upper ends on a pivot bolt 93,' which, at its rear end slidably engages in the verticalv slot or guideway'between the guide standards 9, as shown in Fig. 4. Said links are. made large to afford Weights to partly counterbalance the Weight of the shuttle, and its load of paper.

The toggle bars 89 and 90, extend downwardly and laterally and near their lower `ends extend forwardly into the space betweenthe guide disks 39, 40, 42 and 43, and are pivotally engaged at their lower ends With'the inwardly curved lifting hooks 94, one on each side of the machine and positioned to slide over the shafts 32 and 41, respectively, between said guide disks. Y Said lifting hooks are each provided on the back thereof with a downwardly extending hook or finger 95, adapted to engage over the respective, shafts, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, and at their lower extremities are provided with inwardly and upwardly directed hooks or fingers 90, adapted to engage, as shown in Fig. 2, in the recesses Y and Y1,

`near the meeting ends of the shuttle segments to raise and support the shuttle while opening the same. As shown also, a safety guard 97, is provided for said shuttle, which engages over the plain rim 64, at the rear side of the shuttle, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. This, as shown, comprises two segment shaped bars 97 and 98, hinged together at their inner ends above the middle of the shuttle, and at their outer ends provided with outwardly directed integral arms 99 and 100, respectively, which pivotally engage an upwardly directed arm or arms 101, lrigidly (and, if preferred, integrally) secured on the toggle levers 89 and 90, in alinement withthe rear plain rim on the shuttle.

The length of'said'guide bars and the arrangement is such that the guide bars bear loosely upon the plain rim at the top of the ideama H shuttle when the shuttle is inclosed or in operative position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and in full lines in Figs. 2 and 3, while the adjustment of the toggle arms to the position shown in Fig. 2, serves to elevate the guard. bars and swing the lower ends thereof outwardly to permit .the elevation and opening of the shuttle on the hooks 96, engaged'in the apertures Y and Y1 therefor in the shuttle.

An actuating lever 102, for the toggle bars is supported upon a fulcrum pin 103, at the operating side of the machine, and a notched segment 104, is secured to the frame of the machine adjacent said lever, adapted to be engaged by the usual spring impelled detent 105, secured on the lever, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. Secured to the inner end of satid lever 102,.is a rod 106, which, at its upper end is pivotally engaged on the extended upper end of the toggle bar 90. As shown, two notches are provided in said segmentto receive said detent, an upper notch vto engage said lever at the position shown in Fig. 2, with the shuttle elevated and opened, and a lower to elevate and support the toggle bars when the shuttle is inclosed or in running position, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4.

lA lock is provided to prevent adjustment of the adjusting lever for the shuttle in either of its adjusted positions until proper adjustment for the drive of the machine has been effected. For this purpose, the driving pulley 33, is rotatably mounted on the shaft 32, and is provided at its side adjacent the machine with an integral inwardly directed clutch member 107, as shown, the female member of a cone clutch. A collar 108, is rigidly secured on the shaft in said clutch member and a collar 109, is secured on the outer end of the shaft 32, and bears against the hub of the driving pulley 33, as shown in Fig. 8, and holds said pulley and clutch member fromr movement longitudinally of the shaft.

Splined on the shaft is a male clutch v member 110, complemental with the female lclutch member 107, and adapted to drive the shaft therefrom. The hub 111, thereof, is provided with a peripheral groove in a familiar manner to engage the complementally flanged shifting collar 1,12, which is provided with laterally directed pins 113, which engage in the slotted arms of a yoke 114, secured on the end 115, of a shifting lever, which .is suitably fulcrumed on the frame, and the other end 116, ofwhich extends forwardly to convenient operative position, as shown in Fig. 3. A link or rod 117, is pivotally engaged on said end 116, of the power shifting lever, and extends downwardly through a housing 118,'integral with the segment 104, onthe opposite side thereof from the adjusting lever and between rollers 119 and 120, journaled in an apertured head 121, of a locking bolt 122.

Said bolt 122, projects through the segment in position to engage above the lever 102, when in its lower or the running position, and to engage against t'he inner face of said lever, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 20, when in its upper adjustment or when the shuttle is open. i

As shown, cam projections 124 and 125, are provided on opposite sides of the link 117, -which pass through said head 121, and shift the head to retractthe pin when the lever 116, is thrown downwardly to retract the clutch, thereby permitting the adjusting lever to be thrown upwardly to open the shuttle. Y When said adjusting lever is elevated to the position shown in Fig. 2, and in dotted lines in Fig. 20, said pin 122, bears against the inner face of said lever or against an extension 126, on the under side of thev lever and holds said pin retracted and thereby" locks the clutch lever 116, from movement to again engage the clutch to turn on the power. This arrangement necessitates the closing of the shuttle and the return of all parts to running position before the power can be turned on.

Means are provided for binding the successive turns of the wrapping material firmly to each other and in place. For this purpose, a rearwardly directed bracket 127,

is secured on each side of the standards 9.

Said bracket, as shown, comprises a rectangular frame having forward and' rear transverse bars 128, extending thereacross and notched on their upper surface to receive the adjustable guide bars 129, as shown in Fig. 27. Y i

Extending through the side frame members ofthe brackets 127, intermediate the transverse bars'128, is a removable shaft 130, of any suitable kind, adapted to receive thereon between the guide bars 129, a narrow strip of paper or other suitable material in a roll .131. Extending upwardly from the brackets .127, is a frame 132, secured centrally to which and directed rearwardly is a strap 133, which extends over said roll and is provided with a weight 134, to maintain tension on said roll at all times. Said strip is coated with adhesive material of any suitable kind on the under side and the end of said strip is led upwardly over a roller 135, at the top of the frame and thence over a moistening roller 136, journaled on the side walls of a trough 137, adapted to contain water for moistening the adhesive. The strip thence extends downwardly at the front of the machine in position to be engaged by the operator and applied to the outer side vof the wrapping for the coil or annular body, as the wrapping progresses.

25 j machinejadjusteduas shownin Fig. 2,'that spaced a distance from the front wall there-I of to permit the paper strip to pass between ping operation. A'sshown, the front andy rear rods 139,l on the same side of the machine are rigidlyjconnected at their outer ends by means of the link or bar 142, as

shown more fully in Fig. 5, and set screws' 143, are provided in the bearings for said rods to rigidly engage the same to hold the rollers 141,'in their adjusted position relatively the article or body being wrapped.

The operation lis as follows With the is to say, with the shuttle elevated and *opened and the power turned' o ii, the annular body to be wrapped, as, for example, a -coil of wire, an automobile tireor `any of the numerous -bodies of annular form to which it nI'ay be desired to applyprot'ective covering, is delivered upon the rollers 18 and 19, journaled upon, the feedv carriage and the carriage is adjusted, if necessary, upwardly or 'downwardly by means of the -crank 29, which rotatesthe screw shaft 27, thereby moving the carriage upwardly or downwardly when.necessary .to permit the shuttle to engage through the eye'thereof when the shuttle is closed and in operative .position, as ishown in dotted lines in Fi 1. Having properly positioned the artic e to be wrapped, the adjusting lever 102, is moved downwardly to its lower or running position, thereby releasing the pin and permitting the shifting lever 116, to'be moved upwardly thereby projecting the bolt .or pin 122, into engagementy over the adjusting lever simultaneously bringing the aforesaidv clutch members into-positive drivingv relation to rotate the shuttle "at a relatively high speed, and the feed rollers 18 and 19 at a relatively low speed. Of course, the shuttle is broughhtinto operative position and the shuttle segments closed and positively locked partly by gravity and also by the upward thrust of the connecting rod 106, whereby the weighted toggle levers 91 and 92, are forced upwardly, carrying the upper ends of the tog le varms or levers 89 and 90, therewith ano, thereby projecting the bars 94, having the lifting hooks thereon, downwardly to the'position shown in Fig.A 1, and releasinggthe shuttle. This downward movement of the lifting hooks or tongs also brings the jointed guard bar into positive engagement with the plain rim on the rear of the shuttle, as shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, and the shuttle is thus J'irmly held between the guide disks 39 and 40, 42 and 43, and is supported upon the plain rimson the inner side thereof with the geared rim of the shuttle meshing with theV gear onthe guide disk 39. The wrapping material is now drawn through the folder of the shuttle, as shown in Fig. 6, and applied to the article Z, shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1, 2 and 6, which it is the purpose to wrap. The shifting lever is now thrown up to running position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, bringing the clutch members on the driving shaft into engagement whereby the shaft 32, is driven, thereby rotating the shuttle by the direct drive with the gear 39, and also driving the feed rollers 18 and 19, from the worm 34, on said shaft 32, which drives the shaft 36, the feed roller 19, and thence, through the medium ,of the sprocket wheel and chain 21, drives the feed roller 18, therebyrotating-the article. to be wrapped at a relative slow but uniforlnrate. Uwing to the high speed of rotation of the shuttle', the package of folded paper therein is thrown outwardly by gresses, the Vend of the adhesive strip is applied peripherally and centrally to -the wrapping, and as the wrapping progresses, is drawn by the xmovement of the body wrapped, around the periphery of the wrapping, adhering tothe overlapped Wrappings and firmly binding successive turns thereof together and affording as well an additional thickness of protecting material 'around the periphery. As the wrapping nears complet1on,.the adhesive strip is severed on the cutter 138, provided for that purpose to afford a sufficient length to complete the winding strip about the periphery of the object wrapped, and the e'nd of the wrapping strip is cut on'tliecutter 88, for that purpose on the end ofthe shuttle section, and-said cutend is sealed to the wrapping by said .adhesive bindin strip. The wrapping now being comp eted, the shifting lever isthrown downwardly releasing the clutch and also retracting the bolt 122, whereby the adjusting lever has been locked during the wrapping operation from movement. The lever 102, is now moved'to its 95 Acentrifugal action, relieving all pressure i upper position or that indicatedin Fig. 2,

thereby leaving the weighted toggle levers 91 and 92, unsupported, permitting the same to descend, and assisting such descent by the downward draft on the rod 10G, whereby the upper ends of the toggle levers S9 and 90, are drawn downwardly, thereby lifting the lower ends thereof and elevating the grappling hooks into engagement with the periphery of the shuttle in position for one of said grapping hooks 96 (which is slightly longer than the other) to engage in the aperture Y1, therefor for the shuttle, thereby centralizing the shuttle for the engagementof the other of said hooks in the aperture Y. Such engagement releases the bolt 54C, permitting the lower ends of the shuttle segments to swing outwardly, as yshown in Fig. 2, to open the shuttle as the shuttle wrapped object to be removed from the feed -carriage and another to be wrapped, substituted therefor. r

Of course, it is important for the purpose of economizing time, to bring all the mechanism to rest as quickly as possible after the completion of the wrapping, and, for this purpose, a friction brake, operated by the shifting lever simultaneously with the shiftingof the driving clutch, isutilized'. As shown, a friction rim 150, is provided on the front face of the guide disk 40,' and a lever 151, is pivotally supported on the frame of the machine with one end thereof directed outwardly into position to be engaged and shifted downwardly by the shifting lever '116, and is actuated to release the clutch.

On t-he other end of said lever is a brake shoe 152, adapted to engage the friction band or rim 150, on said guide disk to bring the mechanism promptly to rest. Of course, when the. shuttle is closed, the shifting of the driving clutch by means of the lever 11G, simultaneously releases the brake.

The construction of the shuttle before described permits the maximum quantity of wrapping material to be contained therein to enable a large number of objects to be wrapped without refilling the shuttle, and' furthermore, inasmuch as the wrapping material is withdrawn from the inner side of the package of folded wrapping material, no resistance to withdrawal is exerted by the weight of the paper in the shuttle. Said paper is inserted in the shuttle'ready folded,` as shown in Fig.' (3, byretracting the bolt G1, whereby the hinged sections 57, are immediately engaged together at' their free ends and folding said hinged sections outwardly affording an unobstructed access to the interior of the shuttle.

rlfhe wire bobbin may, of course, be removed when not required. `l/Vhen required, the wire is passed around the object and wound over the paper both wrappings being rises, and permitting the4 applied simultaneously. llVhcn the shuttle 'is opened to the position shown in Fig. 1, the plate 70, within the shuttle (which is secured to the inner wall of one of the sections) is drawn along the inner wall of the other to bridge the gap and to support the inner layers of the wrapping material from protruding into the gap, thereby preventing injury to the paper when the shuttle is closed. .p 117e have shown but one and that the preferred) form of a high speed machine embodying our invention, and we have referred in the specification to the wrapping ofI annular bodies. lt is obvious, however, that numerous variations and modifications in the construction of the machine may be made without departing from the principles of this invention, and that the machine is adaptable for wrapping bodies of any kind that may be passed through the eye of the shuttle, as, for example, a rod, bar or tube, and many other objects. We therefore do not purpose limiting ourselves otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

We claim as our invention:

1. A wrapping machine embracing supporting means for the object to be wrapped, a rotatable annular shuttle through which the body to be wrapped is passed,driving connections for the shuttle, a p"ower shifting mechanism therefor, adjusting means for the shuttle, and mutually interlocking mechanisms whereby the adjusting means for the shuttle are held inoperative during operation of the shuttle and whereby the power shifting mechanism is held inoperative during adjustment of the shuttle.

2. A wrapping machine embracing supporting means for the object to be wrapped,

a rotatable annular shuttle, means moving the body to be wrapped therethrough, driving connections for the shuttle, a power shifting -mechanism therefor, adjusting means for the shuttle, and mutually interlocking mechanisms whereby the adjusting means for the shuttle arey held inoperative 4during operation of the shuttle and whereby the power shifting mechanism is' held inoperative during adjustment of the shuttle.

3. ln a device of theclass .described an adjustable support for the article to be wrapped, a shuttle having wrapping material therein, revoluble about the object to be wrapped` means operated by rotation 'of the shuttle for drawing the wrapping material therefrom, driving mechanism for the shuttle, controlling means therefor, adjusting members for the shuttle, said means and members each acting in one position to lock the other out of action.

4.. ln a device of the class described an adjustable support for thearticle'te be wrapped, a shuttle having wrapping naterial therein and revoluble about the object p tle, and a shifting lever for the clutch actto be wrapped, means operated by rotation of the shuttle for folding the wrapping material as drawn from the shuttle, driving mechanism for the shuttle, a controlling member therefor, adjusting means for the shuttle, said member and latter means each acting in-one position to lock the other out of action.

5. A wrapping machine embracing a rotatable annular shuttle having folded wrapping material therein adapted to be drawn therefrom by the rotation of the shuttle, mechanism for rotatingthe shuttle at high speed, a brake for the shuttle, a clutch controlling the application of power to the shuting to simultaneously release the clutch and apply said brake. 6.. A wrapping machine embracingv a rotatable annular shuttle having folded wrapping material therein adapted to be 4drawn therefrom by the rotation of the shuttle, mechanism for rotating the shuttle at high speed, `a brake, a clutch controlling the appli-cation p of power to the shuttle, and a shifting lever for the clutch acting-to simultan'eously'release the clutch and apply said te'rial therein and revoluble about said body brake. I

. 7. A device of the class4 described embracing means for supporting and advancing the object .to be wrapped, a source of power, a driving shaft, a' clutch, a hollow shuttle driven thereby and carrying wrapping maand acting by its rotation to draw the wrapping material therefrom, and wind the'same spirally about said body, al lever for releasing the clutch, and a brake comprising a brake rim, a bralie shoe and a leveradapted to thrust said v"shoe against said rim, said lever operated by said clutch lever and" act- Awrappedint'o. the machine, a shuttle also ing to immediately stop the rotation of the p shuttle with the releasing ofthe clutch.

8. lA devicevof theclass des'ribed embracing a source of, power, na drivmg shaft, a

clutch, means operated from said shaft for' 'supporting and feeding the body to be Y driven thereby and carrying wrapping material therein and revoluble about said body and acting by its rotation to draw the wrap- 4ping material therefrom and wind the same spirallyv about said body, a lever'for releasing the clutch, a brake drum, a brake Shoe, a lever to operate the same adaptedv to be operated by said clutch lever vand acting to immediately stop the rotation of the shuttle with the releasing of the clutch, and manually .actuatablemeans acting to release the shuttle ,froml the article wrapped.

A 9. In a wrapping` machine for annular bodies, van adjustable carriage, power driven feed rollers thereon to support'and rotate the body to be wrapped, an amiular shuttle source ofv power, shifting means for releasing the power from the machine, a friction brake operated by said shifting lever and acting to positivelyarrest the movement of the shuttle after the cutting ofi' of the power, and' a lock acting to positively hold the driving connections out of action until the removal of theobject wrapped and the normal engagement of another object to be wrapped. therein. ,10. In a wrapping machine for-annular bodies, a source-ofpower, an adjustable'car riage, power driven feed rollers :thereon to support and rotate the body/.to be wrapped, an annular shuttle rotatable through lthe eye'of said body from said source of power, shifting means for releasing'the power from the machine, a friction brake operated by said shifting lever and acting to positively arrest the movement of the shuttle after the cutting olf of the power, a lock acting to positively hold the'driving connections for the machine out of action until the removal of the object wrapped and the normal engagement of another object to be wrapped therein, and means applying a binding tape to the periphery of the wrapping as the wrapping progresses.

11. In a device ofthe class described an annular shttle comprising hingedly connected sections, means locking the sections o f said shuttle closed in operative position, and mechanism for supporting and deliver- 'ing a flexible adhesive strip upon the wrapping applied by the shuttle and at an angle therewith.;I

12. Irra device of the class described a, source of power, an annular shuttle compris.- ing ingedly connected sections, means loclc ing the shuttle sections in operative closed position, mechanism for supporting and delivering a flexible adhesive strip to the Wrapping applied .by the shuttle and at an angle j ',therewith, and means for unlocking said shuttle sections one from another to permit removal of thewrapped article from the device.

13. A wrapping machine embracing a source of power, a driving shaft, an annular shuttle having wrapping material carried therein', connections with said shaft for driving the same at a high rat'e of speed, means for opening saidshuttle to permit the insertion of the same through the eyeof an an-V nular body, a lever foroperating the same, a lever for shifting the power from said shaft, and means locking either lever from movement when the other of said levers is in one of its adjusted positions.

14. A .wrapping machine embracing a source of power, a driving shaft, an annular shuttlel having wrapping material loosely carried therein, connections with said .shaft for driving the shuttle. at a high rate of 6 5l rotatable .through the eye of said body, a speed, means for opening said shuttle to pertive mechanism driven at high speed from of an annular body, a lever for operating the same, a lever for shifting the p'ower from said shaft, and means locking either lever from movement when the other of said levers isvin one of its adjusted positions, and counterweights acting to balance tlie weight of the Shuttle.

15. In a machine of the class described, a source of power, a carriage for supporting and feeding the object to be Wrapped, rotasaid source of power for applying wrapping material to said object, a guard normally engaging said wrapping mechanism to hold the same in operative position, mechanism adapted to operate simultaneously to arrest the motion of the wrapping mechanism and to .disconnect the power, adjusting means for the wrapping mechanism, and a lock acting to hold said adjusting mechanism out of action when the power is applied and to permit the application of power only when the wrapping mechanism is in normal running position and adjustment.

16. In a machine for wrapping annular bodies, means for supporting `and rotating said bodies, an annular shuttle carrying wrapping material comprising hinged sections, means for rotating the shuttle through the eye of the body to be wrapped, manually operatable mechanical means acting to open and release the shuttle from the article when fully wrapped, guide rollers on each side of the shuttle acting to support 4the article wrapped againstthe tension exerted by the shuttle, and means acting to deliver a band of adhesive tapeto the periphery of the wrapping. A

17. In a machine for wrapping annular objects, feed rolls for supporting and rotating said objects, an annular shuttle rotatable through the eye thereofl and having wrapping material loosely contained therein, folding, guiding and tensioning mechanism acting to fold and direct the wrapping material spirally around the article Wrapped,

and means operated in part by the rotation of the object wrapped for applying an adhesive tape transversely the wrapping progresses. i

' 18. In a machine of the class described, an annular shuttle comprising a plurality of hingedly connected sections, means on said machine to open said shuttle sections to permit insertion or removal of an article to or from the machine, and mechanism adapt. ed to operate simultaneously to shift the power. and to actuate said shuttle opening means.

of the wrapping as 19. In a Wrapping machine, a rotatable annular shuttle,` a. compartment therein adapted to carry wrapping material, lsaid shuttle adapted `to be opened without dis-` turbing the wrapping material, means on the machine for opening the shuttle, driving mechanism for the shuttle, and a brake drum and brake shoe associated therewith adapted to check the rotation of said shuttle.

20. In a tire wrapping machine, a shuttle adapted to apply a spiral wrapping on a tire, means for applying another wrapping on the outer periphery of the spirally wrapped tire, parallel to the axis of said first wrapping, and mechanism forming 'a part of said machine for holding said tire in upright position and adjustable for tires of different size.

21. Ina wrapping machine for applying a. helical wrapper to an annular shaped article, means for applying another wrapper on the outer periphery of the article on said rst wrapper, and mechanism adjustable for articles of different size for supporting an article in upright position independently of the wrapping means.

22. In a machine of the class described, means for applying transverse and longitudinal wrapping strips simultaneously one upon the other upon an annular body, and mechanism adjustable for bodies of different size to support the same in upright position for wrapping.

23. In a wrapping machine of the class described, means for applying a wrapper and a retaining wire therewith to an annular shaped article, means applying a wrapping strip simultaneously on the outer periphery only of said first wrapper, and

. ferent size to support the same in proper position for wrapping in the machine.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM B. PIERCE. FRANK M. PIERCE.

Witnesses:

LAWRENCE REIBSTEIN, CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr. 

